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1/19/23
FMG's Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues.
FMG’s Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues. We serve as national and coordinating counsel for a variety of carriers and corporations in their litigation matters. Our firm also is a member of PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network), the preeminent national organization of professional lines law firms. Our lawyers are known not only for their proactive and aggressive ability to promptly resolve claims, but also for their courtroom skills when cases proceed to trial.
Friendship Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Elevation Chophouse v. Hasty, (Ga. Ct. App.). The Georgia Court of Appeals recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Partners Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Wes Jackson, of the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment. The appeal involves important issues bearing on respondeat superior liability and its interplay with the premises liability standard when an employee’s allegedly tortious actions were outside the course and scope of his employment.
Deaton Holdings, Inc. v. Reid, Case No. A23A0005 (Ga. Ct. App.). The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Attorneys Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Eric Retter in case presenting an issue of first impression. That issue is whether the defendant in a single defendant tort case can require the joinder of other potentially responsible nonparties. The appeal was necessitated by the Georgia Supreme Court’s holding in Alston & Bird v. Hatcher, that nonparty apportionment of fault is unavailable in single-defendant cases. As a result, appellants argue, potentially responsible nonparties are necessary and indispensable under Georgia law, and must be joined as defendants. The Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in December 2022.
James M. Matthew
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Katherine A. Ferry
Associate
Chicago, IL
Matthew Salazar
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Lucas Ryan Harrison
Associate
Lexington, KY
Jeffrey E. Garcia
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Kevin M. Ringel
Partner
Chicago, IL
Megan C. Gallagher
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Todd J. Murgo
Associate
Tampa, FL
Meaghan Mahon
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Kai Hecker
Senior Counsel
Dallas, TX
Andrew D. Iles
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
Alexander S. Gebert
Associate
Dallas, TX
Geoffrey Calderaro
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Cory J. Person
Partner
Tampa, FL
Christa P. McLeod
Associate
Newark, NJ
Jody N. Cappello
Partner
Hartford, CT
Julie B. Karron
Partner
Tampa, FL
Scott Anderson
Partner
Atlanta, GA
David Pritchett
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Alicia A. Hagerman
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Jilliane Ann Jackson
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Stephanie D. Bedker
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Derek R. Noack
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Michael Edwards
Partner
Las Vegas, NV
Christopher T. Lawson
Associate
Tampa, FL
Danielle Rudkin
Associate
New York City, NY | Newark, NJ
Lili Mikaelian
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Emily Kowalik
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Eric M. Coglianese
Associate
Columbus, OH
Kingshuk K. Roy
Partner
Chicago, IL
Bradford S. Purcell
Partner
Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL
Dustin J. Karrison
Partner
Chicago, IL
Amy E. Frantz
Partner
Chicago, IL
Sagar P. Thakkar
Associate
Chicago, IL
Yee S. Cheung
Associate
Houston, TX
Brayson S. Grant
Associate
Hartford, CT
LaShay L. Byrd
Associate
Lexington, KY
Chandler J. Emmons
Associate
Forest Park, GA | Atlanta, GA
Tyler J. Lindberg
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Kirsten S. Daughdril
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Matthew B. Jager
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Gabriel Canto
Associate
Dallas, TX
Joseph T. Tripoli
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
Daniella J. Lee
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Evan D. Szczepanski
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Joseph C. Egbule
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Zachary T. Weigel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Chris E. Williams
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Thomas Livingston
Associate
San Diego, CA
Nerizza Miyamoto
Senior Counsel
Tampa, FL
David M. Harding
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Ashley L. Taragna
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Sangeetha Krishnakumar
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Melissa M. Barcena
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Elissa Haynes
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Nick O’Brien-Kovari
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Jordan Meeks
Associate
Nashville, TN
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Svjetlana Tesic
Associate
Newark, NJ
Brendan Richard
Senior Counsel
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Steven J. Forbes
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Kevin M. Norchi
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tim Soefje
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Stacy Breaud
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Cara M. Wright
Senior Counsel
Columbus, OH
Lisa Gentile
Partner
Columbus, OH
Sean P. Kelly
Associate
Boston, MA
Katherine A. Mastrobuoni
Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Courtney M. Knight
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
Nicholas J. Hubner
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | New York City, NY | Cherry Hill, NJ
Cara Crecelius Alexiou
Associate
Lexington, KY
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Jessica Cauley
Associate
Tampa, FL
Sharlynne M. Mate
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Austin Anderson
Associate
Lexington, KY
John M. Badagliacca
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Bryce W. Newell
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Steven L. Grunberg
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Sharon P. Horne
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Shaheem M. Williams
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA
Zachary E. Danner
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Daniel A. Baylson
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ | Philadelphia, PA
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
John D. Shea
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia, PA | Boston, MA
Matthew A. Wachstein
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Parisa Saleki
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Jennifer C. Adair
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Aaron Miller
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Tia J. Combs
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY
Sean R. Riley
Partner
Philadelphia, PA | Pittsburgh, PA
William H. Catto
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Marc E. Finkel
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI | Hartford, CT
Michael P. Giunta
Partner
Boston, MA
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Michael B. Weinberg
Partner
Boston, MA
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
Stacey Bavafa
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Caroline J. Wu
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Michelle Yee
Associate
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
Amanda M. Figueroa
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Erin E. Lamb
Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Michael J. Athans
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
Wesley C. Jackson
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Nashville, TN
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Marc H. Bardack
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jacob E. Daly
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
D. Jeffrey Grate
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Sun S. Choy
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Philip W. Savrin
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tara A. Sheldon
Associate
Hartford, CT
Carlos A. Fernández
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Craig J. Rolfe
Senior Counsel
Sacramento, CA
Steven H. Malitz
Partner
Hartford, CT
Joseph Gonnella
Associate
San Diego, CA
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Shanique Fenlator
Associate
Hartford, CT
Edward Storck
Partner
Hartford, CT
Craig Rolfe
Partner
Sacramento, CA
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Steven Malitz
Partner
Hartford, CT
Christopher Lynch
Partner
Hartford, CT
Janice Lai
Partner
Hartford, CT
Michael Kenney
Partner
Hartford, CT
Maria Alexander
Partner
Hartford, CT
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